What's Your Average Speed In The City?

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What kind of mph do you average getting around in your city? Please note the conditions.

Too many variables.

The only way to compare is just go out and ride the route and see who passes you and who you pass.

Hi guys, I'm a first-time poster: nice site :D

I live in Cardiff, South Wales and my daily commute is 7 miles either way. It takes me around 25 minutes every day, give or take a minute or so. Most of the journey is done in fairly heavy traffic with few cycle lanes (and even fewer worth using!)

I work that out at around 17 mph.

I'm using a 1997 Cannondale M700 (rigid CAAD2) with XT brakes/drivetrain and Continental Sport Contact MTB Tyres.

My large chainwheel is knackered at the moment and while I'm waiting for a new chainset to arrive, I've used my stock 2004 Gary Fisher Sugar 1.

Interestingly, the journey takes the same time, even with the softer & lower-pressure off-road tyres. I put this down to the fact that I can jump kerbs and take the road humps and pot-holes at full speed without having to skirt around them. I'm going to stick a pair of Schwalbe Big Apple tyres on it over the weekend so I can have even more fun.

Average is around 22kmh depending on the wind :o but the speed range can be from 6kmh - 40kmh and the commute takes in all sorts of country and urban settngs, cycle track, grass, roads, footbridge, pavement, rotted pavements and rotted roads.

I also carry a backpack thats 10kg-12kg, (I must have my tools! Also tried panniers and hated them). The bike has a big 12v battery on it to power the 50 watt halogen and another battery in the back pack for the 20watt helmet light. I'm nuts about lights had have about 3 other lighter "back up" lights on the handlebars. I have all my spare clothes, work clothes and clean cycling clothes for the return home, spare food, emergency stuff etc.

I'll be sorted when the Zombie holocust kicks off!

The bike is a big old giant mountain bike with semi-slicks thrown on and bomber forks for the huge earthquake made potholes that infest NZ, Dragging the monster up hills gives the shoulders, arms and neck a good work out ,so I'm not your typical cyclist shape!.

I commute almost every day to Melbourne, Australia (to Southbank Exactly). My commute is 21km each way, along Freeway Bike Paths, 2 lane each way roads, with and without trams and then around sporting grounds and over large capacity pedestrian bridges. It's not necessarily City riding because I do avoid most major roads closer into the CBD (down town) but my average is above 30km/h in and 27km/h out (I live uphill from town). When I'm closer in and on the pedestrian routes around town I'm usually doing 20km/h or less to make it safer for the pedestrians.

About 25kph, which is a lot slower than training rides.

Really depends on the conditions encountered on your route.

faster than avg spd of smelly traffic. now average speed of vitamin C replenishment.... ah there's a question.

oh and, about 22kph by comparing

(total distance) / (total time cycling)

:cool:

I'm in New York City and my commute is 7.5 miles each way, straight along Queens Boulevard (or if you prefer, "The Boulevard of Death"). My highest average speed is just over 16mph on the road bike. On the full-suss Orange it's more like 12mph. On the singlespeed 29er, maybe 9 or 10 mph :)

In Oxford, I average about 13mph.

The canal path into town is free of cars, but, quite a few walkers.

Some commutes can be faster, but you get slowed down by traffic lights. I race at over 25mph, but, commuting I just go slow so i don't sweat too much :)

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